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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

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Experimental physicist Marcela Carena

The Enduring Mystery of the Higgs Boson

Or how a documentary film makes the attempt to verify the existence of an atomic particle as fascinating as it…

Escape From Kyoto: Saving the Protocol

The right to weasel out of greenhouse-gas agreements might be just what’s needed to make them work.

An artist's rendering of one of Schulling's toxic-waste pyramids, with living spaces on the outside.

The Environmental Pyramid

A respected geochemical engineer proposes a new way to deal with toxic waste: Make it into shrines that people…

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Deal Recalls Big, Bold Roots of Conservation

Conservation used to be the province of the bold, not the pinched. The Everglades deal is a return to form.

Mapping the Everglades’ Varied Landscapes

Different constituencies’ visions of Everglades restoration may not look all that alike.

Restoration: You Can’t Get There From Here

An ambitious plan to restore the Everglades to a pre-development condition may be plain impossible.

The Ticking Compass Inside a Butterfly

Humankind can learn a lot from the power of circadian clocks and sunlight observation that are child’s play to monarch butterflies.

The Complete Book of Robots

A comprehensive new robotics handbook raises the question: Will we take these machines into our everyday lives? A Miller-McCune interview of the University of Naples’ Bruno Siciliano.